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# kept — English to French

How English *kept* is translated into French in open, checked parallel texts.

The [Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/) has no article on this word yet.

Sentence pairs counted, by form: kept (35 604). By style: everyday 521 · literary 36 · biblical 147 · parliamentary 2 567 · legal and administrative 8 733 · UN documents 23 600.

## More sentences

Sentence pairs with the word where no single translation was found: it may be translated by a phrase, or left out.

- I've never **kept** a diary.
  Je n'ai jamais tenu de journal intime.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CK and Rovo · checked, community translation · [\#3737496](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/3737496) [\#5714796](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/5714796))

- Alberto **kept** helping Isabella.
  Alberto a continué à aider Isabella.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Amastan and always · checked, community translation · [\#11677911](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/11677911) [\#12141237](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/12141237))

- He **kept** standing against a tree.
  Il se tenait constamment contre un arbre.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CK and sacredceltic · checked, community translation · [\#304159](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/304159) [\#3644778](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/3644778))

## Grammar

Notes on grammar and translation on Mova: [English grammar](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/languages/en/) · [French grammar](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/languages/fr/) · [translating between English and French](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/languages/translation/pairs/en-fr/) · [translating from English](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/languages/translation/from-en/) · [translating into French](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/languages/translation/into-fr/).

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